euanscottwatson/cache-simulation

Cache Modelling Simulation

A simple cache simulator done as part of my university course to model the hit and miss rate of a cache.

Running the Simulation

To run the simulation simply install all the required modules using:

python -m venv env
.\env\Scripts\Activate.ps1
pip install -r requirements.txt

Then run the actual code with:

python model.py <M> <N> <T> <cacheType>

Where cacheType is either "LRU" or "FIFO" for the current implementation.
Once the simulation has completed you will be met with a graph of the hit ratio which will also be saved as a png under the foler ./graphs
To implement a new type of cache, simply inherit from the Cache class and implement the hit() and evict() functions, then add the type of cache to the model's conditional statement, choosing which cache to instantiate.